TOKYO -- The U.S. and China are headed toward a cold war, Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said Monday, predicting that tensions between the two superpowers will persist even after President Donald Trump leaves office.
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Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, seen here at a parliamentary seesion in November, expects tensions between the U.S. and China to persist even after U.S. President Donald Trump leaves office. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
TOKYO -- The U.S. and China are headed toward a cold war, Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said Monday, predicting that tensions between the two superpowers will persist even after President Donald Trump leaves office.